Claymation Reflection Essay

This quarter in Mr. Bergquist's 5th and 6th period class we completed a Claymation project on discoverers. I did my project on Christopher Columbus. My partner for this project was Bo Brown. We completed seven scenes that concluded our final project along with credits and our map. The map was of Columbus's different routes he took through the Atlantic Ocean.
The most enjoyable part of this project was when we were completely finished. I also liked taking pictures. Another favorite part of mine was taping the camera to the table, I got pretty good at that. I enjoyed making the clay models of characters in the project and making clay props for the scenes. I was able to stand saying the narration also. It was fun to make the map that we put onto our claymation final. I liked cropping the ship from the image I got off google. And making the ship move for the route Columbus took on his journeys. I liked coloring the back rounds for each scene. I found getting the information was pretty enjoyable, because that was the only time you weren't working with your partner, so you weren't fighting over what you were going to decide on.
The most difficult part of this project was working together with my partner. Another difficult part was getting each scene turned in on time. A difficult part also was deciding who did what for each scene. It was challenging to record the dialog and narrations without messing up or having noises in the back round. A hard part in this was getting clay in time for the first scene, because the craft store had run out of clay. It was difficult to keep track of all the things we used for the claymation. It was also challenging finding the stuff we lost. Also, it was not fun waiting and being patient for our turn to be helped by Mr. Bergquist or Mr. Snelling. It was not my favorite part when our batteries ran out, so we were not able to use our camera until the following day. It was challenging finding the main routes he took while making my map.
The most important thing I learned was probably how to use imovie. I learned sometimes it's easier doing a project by yourself. I also learned that making a claymation is alot harder than it looks when you watch them on YouTube. I found out that Columbus had two sons. I also learned he was buried and reburied many times. He became very religous toward the end of his life. Christopher Columbus grew up too poor to attend school. Columbus helped his father in the weaving shop as a child. He taught himself how to read and write. Christopher Columbus died of a hard attack at the age of about 55 on May 20, 1506.